Guidance

Violence Against Women and Girls: supporting security and justice (S&J) responses to COVID-19

A wide range of S&J actors play important roles in pandemic response, beyond normal mandates, which brings new risks, challenges and opportunities for VAWG prevention and response in different roles.

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Given projected increases and new forms of VAWG related to COVID-19, and potential roles of S&J actors in driving and responding to it, all S&J programmes should consider their impact on VAWG and potential contributions to addressing it during COVID-19 response.

Published 3 June 2020